Speech Language Pathologist-Dartmouth

Fallon Community Health Plan, Inc.; Dartmouth (MA); On-site; USD 58,803 - 83,750; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Massachusetts is seeking a qualified Speech Pathologist to provide essential speech therapy services, perform assessments, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality care for participants. Candidates must have a valid Massachusetts license and experience working with elderly populations. This role offers a pay rate of $51.74 per hour, contributing to the health and well-being of those served.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in Massachusetts.
• Minimum one year experience with elderly populations in healthcare.
• CPR certification or willing to obtain within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech therapy assessments and treatment to participants.
• Document therapy goals and progress in patient records.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient care.

Skills

Communication with patients

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams

Documentation skills

Education and instruction

Education

Graduate of an accredited Speech Language Pathology program

Job description

About us

Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation’s top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.

Fallon Health’s Summit ElderCare® is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly–PACE for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique.

Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE—in the region.

Brief summary of purpose

Responsible for the provision of speech therapy services to SE participants. Performs assessments of participants’ physical and cognitive abilities and provides treatment as indicated. Participates in care planning and interdisciplinary team meetings as requested by Lead therapist. Provides all services in accordance with applicable regulations as well as FCHP and SE policies and procedures.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Assures that all speech therapy assessments are completed and documented in a timely manner.

• Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team (IDT), participants and caregivers to meet participants’ speech therapy needs.

• Assures that problems, goals and interventions related to speech therapy are documented in the participant’s record, communicated in a timely manner and evaluated at appropriate intervals.

• Provides treatment to participants in their home setting as needed.

• Evaluates needs of EOL/AD participants; provides education, instruction to participant and/or family, consistent with their plan of care.

• Provides education to participants and caregivers to allow them to carry out therapeutic activities at home when indicated.

• Participates in rehabilitation services related data collection and quality surveillance as required.

• Documents all direct care encounters in the participants’ record to facilitate submission of claims and diagnostic data to FCHP systems.

• Attends regular staff meetings and other meetings as assigned.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited Speech Language Pathology program accredited by ASHA.

License/Certifications

• Licensed as a Speech Language pathologist in Massachusetts. Certificate of Clinical Competence.
• CPR certification or willingness to obtain certification within 60 days of hire.
• Willingness to occasionally assist other SE PACE centers either in person or remotely, as appropriate, when there is an opening or a gap in coverage.
• Driving your personal motor vehicle is an essential job function of this position and the following requirements apply:
• Must possess a valid drivers’ license.
• Must attest to no disqualifiers per Driver Safety Policy.
• Must possess and provide proof of minimal state required auto insurance.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Experience

• At least one year experience working with a frail or elderly population in a health care setting.

Pay Range Disclosure

In accordance with the Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act, the pay for this position is $57.00 per hour which reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will depend on the candidate’s experience, skills, and fit with the role’s responsibilities.

Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.